diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 41c45b9c7f393..98e82fa4980fa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr, int link)
 	return op;
 }
 
-static int
+static inline int
 ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, ppc_inst_t old, ppc_inst_t new)
 {
 	ppc_inst_t replaced;